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Printing plate
copper plate Battle of Carberry Hill

Object number

LDSAL2022.2.138

Artist/Designer/Maker

Vertue, George - Engraver
Peake, Robert - possibly after
Oliver, John - possibly after

Production date

1742

Material

copper

Technique

Etching
Engraving

Dimensions

height: 466mm
width: 580mm

Location

Burlington House -

Content description

Printing plate depicting the battle of Carberry Hill and the surrender of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1567

Inscriptions

Inscription content

THE BATTLE-ARRAY OF CARBERRY-hill near EDINBURGH // with the Surrender of MARY QUEEN of Scots / to the Confederate Lords of Scotland, and the // Escape of Earl Bothwell, 1567. / Done from the Original now in Kensington Palace, presented to the Royal Family by the Rt. Hon-ble. Thomas Earl of Pomfret Ao. Do. 1738

Inscription content

IN BELLVM PRODENT SCOTORUM REGINA TRADITORQUE BOTHWELLVS: CONTRA QVOS VENIVNT REGNI ILIVS PROCERES / LAMENTABILE HOC QVOD VIDEAS FERENTES VEXILLVM PROFLIGATVS BOTHWELLVS AD DVNBARVM IN CASTELLV, FVGIT REGINA VERO SIMPLICIT HABITV / DEFORMATA SESE IN MANVS NOHILIVM DEDIT IN QVORV CONVENTV DICTVM EST JVDICIVM IN CAEDIS SVPERIORIS PRINCIPES DVOS.

Inscription content

Geo: Vertue delin & Sculp. 1742

Inscription date

1742

References

Reference (controlled)

Betti, Chiara. “Lost Treasures Resurface: The Untold Story of the Society of Antiquaries’ Printing Plates.” The Antiquaries Journal 104 (2024): 304–42. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003581524000179.
    Printing plate depicting the battle of Carberry Hill and the surrender of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1567
    Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Dr Ann Benson FSA.